Women punched in the face and spit on in downtown SLO

January 11, 2013

A currently unidentified man punched a woman in the face and spit on two other women in downtown San Luis Obispo Friday.

The assailant, described by each of the three women as a white man in his 50s, first punched a woman in the face outside of SLO Brewing Company on Garden Street around 11 a.m., the San Luis Obispo Police Department said. He then spat an unknown fluid into the face of a woman pushing a stroller a few blocks away.

Officers responded after the first two assaults and found a third woman who said a man spit an unknown fluid in her face as she was carrying an infant.

None of the women provoked the assaults.

The first victim described the assailant as having white hair, blue eyes and a thin build. She said he was wearing a red shirt at the time. The second victim also described the man as having a thin build, and said he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt. The third woman described the assailant as having a smaller build and grey hair.